How to install mods

The easy way: Nomad Mod Downloader (the Get Downloader tab) finds your game, sets up BepInEx and installs mods for you. Or do it by hand:

1. Find your Nomad Drive folder

In Steam, right-click Nomad Drive › Manage › Browse local files. This is the folder with Nomad Drive.exe in it.

2. Install BepInEx

Download BepInEx for Nomad Drive (the Get BepInEx tab) and unzip it into the Nomad Drive folder. It comes set up for Nomad Drive, with support for both BepInEx 5 and 6 mods. Run Get-Unity-Libraries.bat once, then start the game once and close it, so BepInEx makes its folders. Check each mod's Requirements to see whether it needs BepInEx 5 or 6.

3. Install the mod

• .zip with a BepInEx folder inside: unzip it into the Nomad Drive folder and let it merge.
• .zip with just .dll files: put them in BepInEx\plugins.
• A single .dll: put it in BepInEx\plugins.

4. Play

Start Nomad Drive. Most mods make a settings file in BepInEx\config after the first start.

Something's wrong?

• Look in BepInEx\LogOutput.log for errors that name the mod.
• Make sure you have the BepInEx version the mod needs, and every mod listed in its requirements.
• Remove mods one at a time to find the one causing trouble, then leave a comment on its page.
• Back up your saves before trying new mods.

Check your download

Every file shows a SHA-256 checksum. In PowerShell, run Get-FileHash .\file.zip and compare.